Finance Manager
Posted 1 day ago by 1754124634
£52,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Finance Manager role at a prominent international development agency involves leading the financial management of a significant global education initiative. This position is crucial for ensuring financial integrity, compliance, budgeting, donor reporting, and grant management in collaboration with various stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership and analytical skills to manage financial operations effectively. The successful candidate will contribute to impactful global education efforts while working within a collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, and monthly/quarterly reporting for the programme, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with donor and internal requirements.
- Oversee donor financial reporting, grant tracking, cost recovery, and budget approvals for partners and sub-grants, ensuring proper compliance and documentation.
- Implement and maintain strong financial controls, perform reconciliations, and ensure adherence to internal policies and donor regulations.
- Line manage a Finance Officer, providing guidance, performance oversight, and professional development.
- Develop and maintain financial tools and trackers, support audits, and collaborate with programme and finance teams across global locations.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified or QBE accountant (CCAB or equivalent).
- At least 5 years' experience in financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting.
- Experience with donor-funded programmes and international development preferred.
- Strong analytical, reporting, Excel and process improvement skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Ability to manage deadlines and work across diverse teams.
Salary (Rate): £52,000.00 per annum
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
A highly regarded international development agency is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the financial management of a high-profile global education initiative. This newly created role will play a key part in ensuring the programme's financial integrity, supporting compliance, budgeting, donor reporting, and grant management in collaboration with global partners and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Management & Reporting: Lead financial planning, budgeting, and monthly/quarterly reporting for the programme, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with donor and internal requirements.
- Grant & Donor Oversight: Oversee donor financial reporting, grant tracking, cost recovery, and budget approvals for partners and sub-grants, ensuring proper compliance and documentation.
- Controls & Compliance: Implement and maintain strong financial controls, perform reconciliations, and ensure adherence to internal policies and donor regulations.
- Team Leadership: Line manage a Finance Officer, providing guidance, performance oversight, and professional development.
- Systems & Collaboration: Develop and maintain financial tools and trackers, support audits, and collaborate with programme and finance teams across global locations.
Person specification
- Fully qualified or QBE accountant (CCAB or equivalent).
- At least 5 years' experience in financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting.
- Experience with donor-funded programmes and international development preferred.
- Strong analytical, reporting, Excel and process improvement skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Ability to manage deadlines and work across diverse teams.
Benefits include a generous holiday and pension allowance, private healthcare and flexible and hybrid work with two office days per week required.
If you're a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills, a passion for global development, and experience in donor-funded environments, we'd love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a collaborative, purpose-led team, improving education worldwide.
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